Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114871.015 - Employee sustains multiple fractures when scissor lift falls

Accident Summary Nr: 114871.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 03/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1389049.015	03/29/2019		238210	Jomar Electrical Contractors

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on March 28, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was working at the construction site of a new one-story commercial building. He was working from an elevated scissor lift and pulling wires for a light installation. The scissor lift was knocked over. This may have occurred when the scissor lift was struck by a nearby occupied aerial lift. The scissor lift with Employee #1 fell and struck the cement floor. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of multiple blunt force traumatic injuries including fractures to both ankles, pelvis, and vertebra.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Ankle, Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Construction, Electrical Work, Electrician, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Lighting, Pelvis, Scissor lift, Struck Against, Struck By, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1389049.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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